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She was an Indian Bengali and poet.
Most of her writings marked a against the inequality and injustice stemming from the
Her stories lay threadbare the women have to face and made a fervent appeal for a new order though not subscribing to the modern theoretical of western mode. Her – the trilogy – Pratham Pratishruti (1964), Subarnolata (1967) and Bakul Katha (1974) symbolises an endless struggle for women to achieve .
1954:   The Lila Prize from the University of .
1966:   The Bhutan Mohini Dasi Gold Medal and the Raindrop Memorial Prize from the Government of .
1976:   The Award for Prothom Protishruti.
1976:   Award from Govt of India.
1988:   The Ghosh Medal from the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad.
1993:   The Gold Medal from the University of Calcutta.